This List of Mountains in Georgia names the highest mountains in Georgia, country in the western part of the Caucasus. Georgia has 2672 prominent peaks.[1] The highest peak in the country is the Shchara, at 5193 meters one of the country's three five-thousanders.[2] The highest peaks in the country are in the Greater Caucasus.[3] Another remarkable mountain is the Mtatsminda in the capital Tbilisi.[4]

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Mountain Height
in m
Coordinates Mountain range Administrative region Notes
Shchara
Shkhara
Georgian: შხარა
5193 43°00′02″N 43°06′44″E / 43.000556°N 43.112222°E / 43.000556; 43.112222 (Shchara) Greater Caucasus Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Highest point in the country; Border with Russia [5]
Dzjanga (left)
Janga
Georgian: ჯანღა
5051 43°01′08″N 43°03′24″E / 43.01889°N 43.05671°E / 43.01889; 43.05671 (Dzjanga) Greater Caucasus Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Border with Russia [6]
Kazbek
Kazbek
Georgian: ყაზბეგი
5047 42°41′50″N 44°31′07″E / 42.697350°N 44.518641°E / 42.697350; 44.518641 (Kazbek) Greater Caucasus Mtskheta-Mtianeti stratovolcano; Border with Russia [7]
Tetnuldi
Tetnuldi
Georgian: თეთნულდი
4869 43°01′52″N 42°59′35″E / 43.031111°N 42.993056°E / 43.031111; 42.993056 (Tetnuldi) Greater Caucasus Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Adishi Glacier[8]
Uschba
Ushba
Georgian: უშბა
4737 43°07′34″N 42°39′11″E / 43.126111°N 42.653056°E / 43.126111; 42.653056 (Uschba) Greater Caucasus Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti [9]
Ailama
Ailama
Georgian: აილამა, აჰლამა
4547 42°57′26″N 43°10′47″E / 42.9572°N 43.1796°E / 42.9572; 43.1796 (Ailama) Greater Caucasus Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Border with Russia [10]
Tebulosmta
Tebulosmta
Georgian: ტებულოს მთა
4493 42°34′24″N 45°19′03″E / 42.573333°N 45.3175°E / 42.573333; 45.3175 (Tebulosmta) Greater Caucasus Kakheti Border with Russia [11]
Mtatsminda
Mtatsminda
Georgian: მთაწმინდა
727 41°41′44″N 44°47′07″E / 41.695571°N 44.785246°E / 41.695571; 44.785246 (Mtatsminda) Tbilisi TV tower [12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Georgia peaks. This database does not list mountains, but all peaks in the country.
  2. ^ John Neill, The mountaineering history of the Caucasus in The red snows : an account of the British Caucasus Expedition 1958. by Sir John Hunt and Christopher Brasher. London : Hutchinson, pages 155-170, 1960. ASIN B0026YOT2I
  3. ^ Discover top 7 highest mountains of Georgia Georgia Journal 16 December 2015
  4. ^ Irakli Abashidze (Red.): Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, 1986
  5. ^ Shkhara, Russia/Georgia Peakbagger.com
  6. ^ Jangi-Tau, Russia/Georgia Peakbagger.com
  7. ^ Gora Kazbek, Russia/Georgia Peakbagger.com
  8. ^ Tetnuld, Georgia Peakbagger.com
  9. ^ Gora Ushba, Georgia Peakbagger.com
  10. ^ "Ailama". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
  11. ^ Gora Tebulosmta, Georgia/Russia Peakbagger.com
  12. ^ Mtatsminda Mountain, Georgia Peakbagger.com